Assemblywoman Eggman holds big lead; to face Jobrack

STOCKTON - Stockton Assemblywoman Susan Eggman held an overwhelming lead in her bid to retain her District 13 seat as votes from the primary election trickled in late Tuesday night.

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By Keith Reid

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By Keith Reid

Posted Jun. 4, 2014 at 12:01 AM

By Keith Reid

Posted Jun. 4, 2014 at 12:01 AM

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STOCKTON - Stockton Assemblywoman Susan Eggman held an overwhelming lead in her bid to retain her District 13 seat as votes from the primary election trickled in late Tuesday night.

If early results hold true, Eggman will face opponent Sol Jobrack in November after she claimed 51 percent of the vote with 80 of 331 precincts reporting. Jobrack received 29.4 percent of the vote in early returns and held a healthy lead over candidate C. Jennet Stebbins, who received 19.4 percent of the vote.

"I'm very pleased. It's been my pleasure to serve in the last year and a half," Eggman said. "I strive to do a good job every single day in office and to serve the district. I think that has resonated with voters."

Jobrack, who has a background in law enforcement and works as an enforcement officer on the ACE commuter train, said he was hoping to get strong support in the election. He suggested poor voter turnout might bode well for him facing an incumbent coming off her freshman term.

Elsewhere in legislative races:

» Assembly District 5, which stretches from Lake Tahoe through the Mother Lode and south to Madera, will again be represented by Frank Bigelow. The incumbent ran unopposed.

» Assembly District 9 candidate Jim Cooper of Elk Grove was leading Sacramento City Council member Darrell Fong, Diana Rodriguez-Suruki, Tim Gosulowsky and Lodi's Manuel Martin as of press time.

District 9 stretches from Sacramento's Pocket neighborhood and runs south through Lodi. The race was wide open when current Assemblyman Richard Pan, who only served a single two-year term, chose to run for a state Senate seat.

Early returns indicated Cooper, with 31.9 percent of the vote, and Fong with 28.8 percent, would likely move to a November runoff.

» Assembly District 12 incumbent Kristen Olsen was on pace to defeat challenger Harinder Grewal in the primary tallies. Olsen received 64 percent of the early votes, with Grewal taking 35 percent. The candidates will face off in November regardless of the final tally.

» Tom Berryhill held a commanding lead in Senate District 8 in Calaveras County over challenger Paulina Miranda. Berryhill, who along with his brother Bill Berryhill has a long family tradition of holding public office in the Central Valley, was leading 64 percent to 36 percent.

Contact reporter Keith Reid at (209) 546-8257 or kreid@recordnet.com. Follow him at recordnet.com/edublog and on Twitter @kreidme.